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Western Digital WDCWestern Digital said on October 31, 2025 the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Brad Feller as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 14, 2025. He succeeds Gene M. Zamiska and will also assume the role of principal accounting officer.
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AI summaryWestern Digital said on October 31, 2025 the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Brad Feller as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 14, 2025. He succeeds Gene M. Zamiska and will also assume the role of principal accounting officer.
The company said Feller, 51, served as senior director of financial operations at Sacred Heart Community Service from March 2024 to October 2025. He served as chief financial officer of Infinera Corporation from 2014 to 2019 and began his career at Ernst & Young LLP.
Western Digital said it will provide Feller an annual base salary of $425,000 and a target bonus opportunity under its short-term incentive plan of 75% of annual base salary. It will also pay a signing bonus of $300,000, which is subject to repayment if his employment is terminated before the 2-year anniversary of the payment date, unless the company terminates his employment without "Cause" as defined in the Company's Executive Severance Plan.
The company said it will grant Feller a sign-on restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $1,500,000, with 25% vesting in November 2026 and the remaining award vesting in 12 substantially equal installments of 6.25% every 3 months thereafter. Subject to approval by the Compensation and Talent Committee, Feller will also be eligible to receive an annual equity award for fiscal year 2027 with a grant date value of $900,000.
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Brad Feller Appointed Chief Accounting Officer
Western Digital said on October 31, 2025 the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Brad Feller as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 14, 2025. He succeeds Gene M. Zamiska and will also assume the role of principal accounting officer.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
Feller's Key Career History
The company said Feller, 51, served as senior director of financial operations at Sacred Heart Community Service from March 2024 to October 2025. He served as chief financial officer of Infinera Corporation from 2014 to 2019 and began his career at Ernst & Young LLP.
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Base Salary, Performance Bonus and Sign-On Bonus Terms
Western Digital said it will provide Feller an annual base salary of $425,000 and a target bonus opportunity under its short-term incentive plan of 75% of annual base salary. It will also pay a signing bonus of $300,000, which is subject to repayment if his employment is terminated before the 2-year anniversary of the payment date, unless the company terminates his employment without "Cause" as defined in the Company's Executive Severance Plan.
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Sign-On RSU and Annual Equity Compensation
The company said it will grant Feller a sign-on restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $1,500,000, with 25% vesting in November 2026 and the remaining award vesting in 12 substantially equal installments of 6.25% every 3 months thereafter. Subject to approval by the Compensation and Talent Committee, Feller will also be eligible to receive an annual equity award for fiscal year 2027 with a grant date value of $900,000.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
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